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| Speaker Andy Biggs |
U.S. Representative Andy Biggs (R-Arizona) was chosen to be the Speaker of the 118th session of the House of Representatives this month. Biggs, who has represented Arizona's 5th district since 2017, was selected in a recent closed-door meeting of the House Republican Conference.
Other majority party chamber leaders selected include Reps. Tom Emmer (R-Minnesota) for Majority Leader and Thomas Massie (R-New York) for Majority Whip. Democrats chose Rep. Ruben Gallego of Arizona to be Minority Leader and Reps. Nancy Pelosi (California) and Cori Bush (Missouri) to be Minority Whips.
From the White House, President Biden issued a statement congratulating Speaker Biggs and the rest of the House leadership. "I look forward to working with the congressional leaders this session on a productive agenda to heal the soul of America," the President wrote.
Prospects for the session are difficult to ascertain at this point. Republicans hold only a four-seat majority and have a somewhat fractious caucus, and there are not many policy issues on which they agree with President Biden. The House will hold its first committee hearings this week.
